An “immaculate” inning.
Nine pitches, nine strikes, three strikeouts. Only two Major League Mets have ever done
it. Nolan Ryan in 1968, and David Cone
in 1991. Friday night Matt Mullenbach,
an undrafted 6’4” Righthander from Iowa, turned the trick in the eighth, only
to not record an out in the ninth, as Aberdeen came back from a 4-3 deficit to
beat the Cyclones 5-4 in a walk-off.
Brooklyn starter Matt Cleveland allowed a two-run homer in
the first. Then, after a nine pitch at-bat
to draw a walk in his first time up as a Cyclone, Brett Baty delivered a bases
clearing double in the third. Baty’s
overall line for the night, 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
After Aberdeen hit another homer against Matt Cleveland in
the 4th, lefty Andrew Edwards came on to pitch for Brooklyn, a 31st
round 2019 draft pick from New Mexico State.
In 3.1 innings, Edwards struck out nine Iron Birds. Overall Brooklyn pitching recorded 15 K’s.
With Brooklyn losing, Staten Island beat first place Hudson
Valley. Now, Aberdeen and Hudson Valley
are now tied for first, Brooklyn is a game out in third, and Staten Island is
just a half game behind Brooklyn.
What’s next? Aberdeen
travels to Hudson Valley, while Staten Island and Brooklyn play the final three
games in Brooklyn. What’s more Saturday’s
Cyclones game will feature Matt Allen on the mound and the rehabbing Robinson
Cano for Brooklyn.
Frustrating night for the Nimmo and the Syracuse Mets. Corey Oswalt gave up a run in the first on a
double play and a home run in the second as Syracuse fell behind 2-0.
In the top of the sixth, Sam Haggerty tripled
and was driven in by a Dilson Herrera single cutting the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of the sixth, Oswalt recorded
the first out but was removed for lefty Donnie Hart after giving up a walk and
a single. Hart recorded the final two
outs but not before the two inherited runners scored.
Rochester scored two insurance runs against Matt Blackham in
the eighth.
In the ninth, Syracuse loaded the bases with one out for
Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo struck out swinging
and was ejected by the home plate umpire.
Sam Haggerty then struck out to end the game.
Overall Nimmo went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts
and is hitting .219 in 9 rehab games for Syracuse. It is possible he will be re-activated Sunday
when the rosters are expanded.
While Syracuse lost, so did the Yankee’s
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders. They
lost to Buffalo. If the season ends in a
tie, the tie-breaker goes to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as they won the head to head
series.
5 comments:
I never worry about batting averages on rehab outings.
Just interested in seing if all the parts work correctly.
It seems to me that Nimmo is ready to be found again.
I think he will play tonight and be with the Mets on Sunday.
0-3 tonight, and Lowrie 0-4. Bit Cano 2-4 for Brooklyn, with a 2B. He says he's ready to return Tuesday.
Nimmo is one of the few Mets batters that is a get on base table setter. It's actually what was probably somewhat missing here since really the Mets only had McNeil and sometimes Rosario to set the tables prior. It's good to know Brandon is back whole. Looks just like 2018 version.
Hope Mack is okay in FLA. FLA is in its fourth consecutive year of escalating hurricane activity. If Dorian were to go down the middle of the state, the sand barge could be gone.
All the very best to everyone in FLA.
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